Terms Used and Glossary
Maternal Health for CALD Women Resource
eCALD Supplementary Resources
Summary of terms used and definitions
The following is a list of terms used in this document:
| Term | Definition |
| Antenatal | During pregnancy. |
| Asian | People originating from Asian countries including countries in West Asia (Afghanistan and Nepal), South Asia (covering the Indian sub-continent), East Asia (covering China, North and South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan) and South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia). This definition is commonly used within the health sector and is the basis of Statistics New Zealand Asian ethnicity categories. |
| CALD women | Culturally and Linguistically diverse women from Asian, Middle Eastern and African (MEA) backgrounds. |
| Families, Family members | These terms refer to the group of people who provide unpaid or paid care, that is they are looking after:
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| Health provider, practitioner, clinicians, practitioner, health professional, health providers | Roles in health, mental health and disability services providing healthcare services. |
| LMC, Lead Maternity Carer | Pregnant women are required to choose a Lead Maternity Carer who coordinates their maternity care. Lead Maternity Carers can be midwives or an obstetrician or a GP with a diploma in obstetrics. LMCs are contracted through the Ministry of Health to provide antenatal, labour and postpartum care. |
| MEA population | MEA in this resource refers to Middle Eastern and African groups. |
| MELAA groups | Middle Eastern, Latin American and African groups. |
| Migrants | People who were born overseas who settle in New Zealand (also known as immigrants). |
| Neonatal | A newborn baby up to the age of 28 days. |
| Perinatal | The time immediately before, during and after birth. |
| Postnatal (also known as Postpartum) | The period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending until the baby is six weeks old. |
| PHQ-3 | The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-3). This questionnaire is used by Well Child/Tamariki Ora providers (MOH, 2013b) |
| PHQ-9 | The Patient Health Questionnaire. The PHQ-9 incorporates DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteria with other leading major depressive symptoms into a brief self-report tool. This questionnaire is used by general practitioners. |
| Pre-term | Birth or labour before 37 weeks of gestation (WHO, 1975). |
| Refugees | In this resource, refugees refer to people who arrive in New Zealand under one of three categories:
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| Women | These terms refer to the group of people who are receiving services from health and disability sectors (ie DHB provider services, primary health services and non-government organisations). |
Glossary
The following is a glossary of abbreviated terms used in this document:
| Abbreviation | Description |
| ADHB | Auckland DHB |
| CALD | Culturally and Linguistically Diverse |
| CMDHB | Counties-Manukau DHB |
| CYFS | Child Youth Family Service |
| DHB | District Health Board |
| DSM-IV | The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition |
| EPDS | Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale |
| FGM | Female Genital Mutiliation |
| GHQ | General Health Questionnaire |
| GP | General Practitioner |
| LMC | Lead Maternity Carer |
| MEA | Middle Eastern and African |
| MELAA | Middle Eastern, Latin American, and African |
| MOH | Ministry of Health |
| NCIU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NGO | Non-governmental organization |
| NRA | Northern Regional Alliance Ltd (previously NDSA) |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| PHO | Primary Health Organisation |
| PND | Postnatal and Perinatal Depression |
| WCTO | Well Child/Tamariki Ora |
| WDHB | Waitemata DHB |